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| "I choose... the kid with the Mexican villa" |
In a move that will surely go down in team history, local hockey team tbe Black Aces narrowly averted a devastating League format change by executing a controlled dive in the dying minutes of their latest game.
The Aces, first of all, managed to defeat the Wyse Guys 6-5. But let's back up about one hour to the pre-game dressing room banter. Since there was still about 6 minutes to game time, most of the team was still en route to the arena. Team Spiritual Advisor and league representative Aubrey S. reported that the COTHL was considering implementing a draft for next season. Like a real league, or the NHL This did not go over well with any of the 4 players then in the room, and as the other 6 arrived in the next 3 minutes the news spread like wildfire, with similar results.
"This cannot be allowed to happen" grumbled team mink farmer Al H "I just finally learned everyone's name! I can't start over again, I just can't."
And so a plan was hatched. In order to lower their stock in the eyes of the other teams and hopefully scuttle all talk of a comeraderie-destroying draft, the Aces decided to 'take the night off'. Unfortunately the plan did not go perfectly, as the team accidentally ran up a 6-2 lead with scant minutes to play.
With no time for even a quick pow-wow, the Aces somehow were able to orchestrate a 3 goal rally for the Wyse Guys, who up to that point had looked pretty beatable. Unfortunately time was not on the Aces' side, and the Wyse Guys bagged their 5th goal with only 8 seconds to play. There would not be enough time to complete the rally after all.
Mission accomplished, however, as word of the almost total collapse must surely have spread to the other 2 teams. The team is expecting a full report from Aubrey at the next game.
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